Shipping-receptacle.



C. R. SMITH.

SHIPPING RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6. 1915.

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CHARLESREDFIELD SMITH, OF TOLEDO, OHIO;

SHIPPING-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

Application filed November 6, 1915. Serial No. 59,978.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES B. SMITH, acitizen of the United States, residing at T0- ledo, in the county ofLucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Shipping-Receptacles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to receptacles, such as pails, buckets, drums,and the like, used for shipping products, generally dry products, andinvolves certain improvements on the invention disclosed in LettersPatent issued to me on January 12, 1915, No. 1,124,-

669, though the improvements may be embodied in receptacles differentlyconstructed.

The object of the present invention is the substitution for the ordinarylapped joint at the ends of the blank forming the body of thereceptacle, of a secure and satisfactory butt joint or seam.

The invention consists in certain novelties of construction andcombinations of parts as herein set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawing illustratesan example of the embodiment of theimprovement constructed according to the best mode of procedure I haveso far devised for the purpose.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a fiber paper pail or drumembodying the improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from whichthe body of the receptacle or pail is made. Fig. 3 is a section on line33 of Fig. 1 with the bottom and cover of the pail removed. Fig. 4 is anenlarged section of Fig. 1 on line 4-4. Fig. 5 is a view in.

perspective of the metallic clamp or bar which unites the ends of theblank where they abut.

The clamp A shown by Fig. 5 consists of a strip of ductile sheet steelor other suitable metal or composition of metal which can be bentwithout breaking, fashioned to have prongs or points P integraltherewith and burs 0 between the prongs extending a suitable distanceand formed by turning the edge of the clamp or blank from which theclamp is formed at substantially right angles or oblique to the base ofthe metal. This clamp is slightly crowned or concavoconvex in crosssection to fit the exterior curved surface of the pail.

The main body of the pail or receptacle, consisting preferably ofsuitable fibrous material, though metal may sometimes be used, isfashioned by bending the cut fibrous blank D to a circular shape so thatthe edges E E abut, and uniting them by the metallic clamp Athe clampbeing applied to the outer surfaces, lapping the abutting edges, theprongs driven through the fibrous material and the burs C slightlyembedded therein, and finally turning over the prongs slightly into thematerial, as shown by Fig. 4. This makes a very strong and cheaplyconstructed butt joint or seam air and water-tight and prevents thesifting through of any powdered or granulated merchandise, such aspepper, sugar, etc. There is also a saving of some two inches of fiberon each end of the blank, the cement and rivets when replacing thecommon lapped joint or seam, and at the same time the clamp can beeasily and quickly applied.

From the foregoing description taken in onnection with the drawing itbecomes evident that I have provided an improved butt or seam forshipping receptacles, especially those of fibrous material.

What I claim is:

1. A shipping receptacle having a body with a butt joint or seam formedby the abutting edges of a blank and a metallic clamp provided withprongs at the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, the clamp beinglapped over the edges of the blank, the prongs pressed through thematerial and turned over in contact with the material on the innersurface of the receptacle.

2. A shipping receptacle having a body with a butt joint or seam formedby the abutting edges of a blank and a concavo-convex metallic clampprovided with prongs and burs at the edges thereof, the clamp beinglapped over the edges of the blank, the prongs passed through thematerial and turned over in contact with the material on the innersurface of the receptacle and the burs engaging the outer surface of thematerial.

3. A shipping receptacle of fibrous matein contact With the innersurface and the 10 rial having a body With a butt joint or seam bursslightly embedded Within the fiber upon formed by the abutting edges ofa blank the outside of the receptacle.

and a metallic clamp provided With prongs In testimony whereof I affiXmy signature and burs at the edges thereof, the prongs in presence oftWo Witnesses.

being in line With and extending from the CHARLES REDFIELD SMITH. lineof burs, and the clamp being lapped Witnesses:

over the edges of the blank, the prongs FRANK E. MILLER,

passed through the material and turned over STUART S. WALL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

